juanflatroo to take short break from competition

The Kosovar star is expected to return to action only in 2025.

juanflatroo is taking a break from competition to recover mentally

Into the Breach have announced that Flatron "⁠juanflatroo⁠" Halimi has temporarily stepped down from the roster to recover mentally from the grind of a long season.

"Burnout is a serious threat to player health in this industry, and it is vital we listen to our player's needs," Into the Breach wrote on X. "We wish him a speedy recovery as he considers his path forward."

juanflatroo has been on Into the Breach's books since June, when the British organization decided to build a new team around Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield. Into the Breach went on to sign Dionis "⁠sinnopsyy⁠" Budeci, a former teammate of juanflatroo's on Bad News Eagles, Nicolas "⁠Keoz⁠" Dgus and Mohammad "⁠BOROS⁠" Malhas to complete the squad.

That lineup lasted only a month, however, as Into the Breach moved on from BOROS and signed Hristiyan "⁠REDSTAR⁠" Pironkov as the new fifth player. Results have remained spotty, however, and the team is yet to break into the top 50 in the world rankings.

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On X, the Kosovar player thanked the organization for being understanding of his need to take time off from the game.

"After a couple of exhausting months/year, I will take a short break to recover fully and bring back my energy and the passion for the game," he wrote. "Only up from here."

Into the Breach now are:

United Kingdom Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield
Kosovo Dionis "⁠sinnopsyy⁠" Budeci
Belgium Nicolas "⁠Keoz⁠" Dgus
Bulgaria Hristiyan "⁠REDSTAR⁠" Pironkov

Portugal Gustavo "⁠Juve⁠" Alexandre (coach)

Kosovo Flatron "⁠juanflatroo⁠" Halimi (break)
Poland Karol "⁠rallen⁠" Rodowicz (benched)

Jordan Mohammad 'BOROS' Malhas
Mohammad 'BOROS' Malhas
Age:
20
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
1.09
Maps played:
671
KPR:
0.77
DPR:
0.73
United Kingdom Owen 'smooya' Butterfield
Owen 'smooya' Butterfield
Age:
25
Rating 1.0:
1.17
Maps played:
1194
KPR:
0.79
DPR:
0.62
Kosovo Dionis 'sinnopsyy' Budeci
Dionis 'sinnopsyy' Budeci
Age:
29
Rating 1.0:
0.96
Maps played:
1200
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.72
Bulgaria Hristiyan 'REDSTAR' Pironkov
Hristiyan 'REDSTAR' Pironkov
Age:
23
Rating 1.0:
1.06
Maps played:
1129
KPR:
0.71
DPR:
0.63
Kosovo Flatron 'juanflatroo' Halimi
Flatron 'juanflatroo' Halimi
Age:
27
Rating 1.0:
1.04
Maps played:
1117
KPR:
0.75
DPR:
0.72
Poland Karol 'rallen' Rodowicz
Karol 'rallen' Rodowicz
Age:
30
Rating 1.0:
1.05
Maps played:
2057
KPR:
0.72
DPR:
0.66
Belgium Nicolas 'Keoz' Dgus
Nicolas 'Keoz' Dgus
Age:
23
Rating 1.0:
0.95
Maps played:
1235
KPR:
0.66
DPR:
0.70
what itb does to a mf/this is what being teammates with smooya does to a mf
2024-11-22 18:58
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lmaoo they didnt even have that much matches going and dude is burned out
2024-11-22 19:00
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should have included /s
2024-11-22 19:01
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#31
Faceit level 4  | 
Jimpphat | 
Finland Jomena
67 hltv matches to be precise. And NEVER EVER again joke about these things, even on HTLV.
2024-11-22 20:25
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kek0q GOD
2024-11-22 21:39
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2 replies
how was the banana bro
2024-11-22 21:48
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1 reply
good bro big ty
2024-11-22 21:53
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Not even smooya, being in team with Keoz is worse
2024-11-22 20:20
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Actually I appreciate itb being that open about it and mentioning that mental health and burnouts should be taken serious
2024-11-22 20:39
3
What being coached by Juve (coach at 20, wtf) does to mf. Thomas, talking about his time in ITB mentioned that Juve just really didn’t like him and wanted him gone, made his own decisions skipping discussions IGL.
2024-11-22 23:34
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#2
bladee | 
Slovakia GTBSG
Get better my king, prayge!
2024-11-22 18:56
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sad to see the best player from the old bne roster be wasted in a dead roster hoping to see him succeed soon 🙏
2024-11-22 18:57
4
4 replies
as an albanian, David Beckham and no major ruined bne
2024-11-22 18:59
8
3 replies
what did david to giving bad logo to them?
2024-11-22 20:06
0
ye really sad, they just needed someone better than seneri and they surely woulve been a solid top 10/5 team mby if gxx showed up
2024-11-22 20:28
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1 reply
#43
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Albania Komandanti
if you actually watched the matches you would know seneri was never the problem
2024-11-23 10:38
5
oh no, what will t3 matchfixing ring do without him @smooya
2024-11-22 18:57
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1 reply
2024-11-22 18:59
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sad but +cypher incoming
2024-11-22 19:00
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@MIRAA "Burnout is a serious threat to player health in this industry, and it is vital we listen to our player's needs," the Into the Breach (*)wrote on X. "We wish him a speedy recovery as he considers his path forward." * CEO ?
2024-11-22 19:01
0
NOT news worthy
2024-11-22 19:01
0
#12
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
mazay | 
Japan makermeetsu
read it as juanflatroo to take shower... thought of smooya for some reason goddammitttt
2024-11-22 19:02
4
2 replies
Pardon?
2024-11-22 19:51
1
1 reply
#32
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
mazay | 
Japan makermeetsu
i.imgur.com/cp3BTGY.png + smooya doesnt shower, I hope you get it now
2024-11-22 20:26
1
sadge, played dm with him a few days ago
2024-11-22 19:05
1
#14
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Sweden saxxo
smooya charm
2024-11-22 19:06
1
no one asked
2024-11-22 19:10
0
Itb is cursed. I mean they are too good for this trash players, giving them contact is too much already
2024-11-22 19:14
0
#18
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden svempa
See you next friday!
2024-11-22 19:17
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#19
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Russia KopHuLLloH
⁠juanflatroo⁠: "hey, guys, look at me, i'm device, lol."
2024-11-22 19:19
0
is he tired of stealing paychecks?
2024-11-22 19:25
0
#23
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Vanuatu aZZtec
average iq of professional cs player went up by 10 points
2024-11-22 19:49
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#25
Faceit level 8  | 
DZ | 
Algeria SilverQuick
Not the moment for breaks my G.
2024-11-22 20:02
0
2 replies
#28
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United States blargCS
Holidays and nothing to play for is best time for breaks
2024-11-22 20:07
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1 reply
#29
Faceit level 8  | 
DZ | 
Algeria SilverQuick
Whats ITB next challenge and games?
2024-11-22 20:16
0
Welcome cypher
2024-11-22 20:04
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#34
Faceit level 10  | 
Billyk | 
United States jakobii
played with smooya for 5 months, now needs break from competition
2024-11-22 20:37
8
2 replies
fr
2024-11-22 22:15
0
LOL
2024-11-22 22:18
0
This boy plays hard... hope he gets better soon.
2024-11-22 21:26
1
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